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7-7-3-3 Monitor Test Double-click Monitor Test  from the PC Diagnostic interactive tests menu.
The monitor test dialog box presents you with three options:
• Combination Test  - Checks the monitor for alignment, co lor depth, and monitor resolution. It will 
put four cross-hairs in each corner, RGB (Red Green Blue) spectrum arrays and horizontal and 
vertical alignment bars on the screen.
NOTE: In most cases, you will ch oose the Combination Test.Figure 7-62   Monitor Test
Figure 7-63   Monitor Test 
						

							
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7-7-3-3      Monitor Test (cont’d) •Solid Color Test  - The solid color test is for laptop and  LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel displays. 
This test displays solid color screens to allow yo u to make sure all color pixels are operating 
correctly.
• VESA (Video Electronics Standard s Association) Test Patterns - The VESA test patterns 
checks luminance, geometry,  and focus. The VESA tests are designed for professional 
measurement use.
Luminance
Figure 7-64   Moni tor, VESA Test Pattern, Luminance 
						

							
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7-7-3-3      Monitor Test (cont’d)
Geometry Figure 7-65   M onitor, VESA Test Pattern, Geometry 
						

							
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7-7-3-3      Monitor Test (cont’d)
Focus
Always shutdown the system and reboot after a diagnostics session. Figure 7-66   Monitor, VESA
 Test Pattern, Focus 
						

							
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Section 7-8 
Acquisition Diagnostics
7-8-1 Acquisition Di agnostics Introduction
• If the scanner is running, but an error that may be a hardware failure, has been registered, then 
continue to read. 
7-8-1-1 Start System Test To start the System Test,  power up the scanner, see  4-2-2 - Power ON/ Boot UP  on page 4-3 for detailed 
instructions.
After scanner initializat ion is complete, continue with the steps below;
1.) Press  CONFIG
 (F2) and log on as  adm, see  4-2-4 Log On to the System as ‘ADM’ on page 4-12 .
2.) Select  SYSTEM
 from the bottom of the menu that appears on the monitor.
3.) Select  TEST
.
.
4.) Select   GO TO SYSTEM TEST to select the Calib ration/Test screen.
Figure 7-67   System > Test selection screen 
						

							
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7-8-2 Calibration Screen
After following the steps in  7-8-1-1 Start System Test on page 7-63 , the default screen will be the 
Calibration screen. 
The lower part of the Calibration  screen is different on units with Front-End Processor version 1 (FEP1) 
and Front-End Processor version 2 (FEP2).
7-8-2-1 Functions Available from the Calibration Screen These functions are available from the Calibration screen.
• DC Offset Calibration (DC Offs. Cal) of  the A/D converters in the Front-End.
• Reset the calibration (Cal. Reset) to the factory default setting.
• Show a graph regarding the calibration (Show graph).
• Deselect/Select channels are used in manufactur ing to isolate noisy channels (Channel Control).
With a linear probe connected to the system, it is po ssible to disconnect groups of channels either 
on the TX Board or on the RX Board to isolate the noise source.
• The buttons in the lower part of the  screen are used for board testing (see 7-8-3 - System Test on 
page  7-66). 
The number of buttons in the lower  row are different for units with FEP1 and FEP2. The illustration in 
Figure 7-68  is the Calibration Screen on units with FEP1.  
Figure 7-69 Calibration Screen on units with FEP2 on page 7-65  illustrates the Calibration Screen on 
units with FEP2. Figure 7-68   Calibration Dialog on units with Front-End rack version - 1 (FEP1)
Channel Control
(used for factory 
tests)
DC Offs. Cal Cal. ResetShow graph
“LEDs”
Gray - Test not done
Green - Test Passed
Red - Test failed 
						

							
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7-8-2-1      Functions Available from the Calibration Screen (cont’d) To start a test, select  the respective button.
The “LEDs” in the Calibration Screen will  change color when a test has been done;
• GREEN indicates that the test PASSED.
• RED indicates that the test FAILED. Figure 7-69   Calibration Screen on units with FEP2
Channel Control
(used for factory 
tests)
DC Offs. Cal Cal. ResetShow graph
“LEDs”
Gray - Test not done
Green - Test Passed
Red - Test failed 
						

							
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7-8-3 System Test
7-8-3-1 Select the Test Screen From the Calibration  screen, select  TEST
 or select one of the buttons (not  CAL) in the lower part of 
the screen. See  Figure 7-70 - Select Test Window (FEP1)  and Figure 7-71 - Select Test Window (FEP2).
The  System Test  screen (Figure 7-72 /Figure 7-73 ) gives you access to the tests needed for 
troubleshooting the Front-End Card Rack. Figure 7-70   Select Test Window (FEP1)
Figure 7-71   Select Test Window (FEP2)
Press 
TEST 
or press one of these 
buttons
Press  TEST 
or press one of
 these buttons 
						

							
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7-8-3-2 The System Test Screen - FEP1 Figure 7-72   System Test Screen (FEP1)
Table 7-4    Choices on the System Test Screen on units with FEP1
ITEMDESCRIPTIONCOMMENTS
1 MODULE NAME ETC.
2 SYSTEM:TEST ALL See  7-8-3-5 Test Loops, System on page 7-69
3 TEST LOOPS See  7-8-3-5 Test Loops, System on page 7-69
4BREAKSee 7-8-3-5 Test Loops, System on page 7-69
5“BLOCK DIAGRAM” WITH SINGLE TESTSSELECT THE CARD YOU WANT TO TEST, see  7-8-3-7 “Block Schematics” with 
Single Tests on page 7-71
6STATUS FIELD
7 PROGRESS FIELD
8 STATUS LIGHT RED = FAILED, GREEN = PASSED
9 DATA FIELD DISPLAYS INFORMATION ABOUT THE TESTS
10MODULE SPECIFIC TESTSSEE 7-8-3-9 Relay Board Test on page 7-72
11MODE SELECT: TEST OR CALIBRATION SELECT  CALIBRATION TO GO TO THE CALIBRATION SCREEN, SEE  7-8-2 
Calibration Screen on page 7-64
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7-8-3-3 The System Test Screen - FEP2 Figure 7-73   System Test Screen (FEP2)
Table 7-5    Choices on the System Test Screen on units with FEP2
ITEMDESCRIPTIONCOMMENTS
1 MODULE NAME ETC.
2 SYSTEM:TEST ALL See  7-8-3-5 Test Loops, System on page 7-69
3 TEST LOOPS See  7-8-3-5 Test Loops, System on page 7-69
4BREAKSee 7-8-3-5 Test Loops, System on page 7-69
5“BLOCK DIAGRAM” WITH SINGLE TESTSSELECT THE CARD YOU WANT TO TEST, see  7-8-3-7 “Block Schematics” 
with Single Tests on page 7-71
6STATUS FIELD
7 PROGRESS FIELD
8 STATUS LIGHT RED = FAILED, GREEN = PASSED
9 DATA FIELD DISPLAYS INFORMATION ABOUT THE TESTS
10MODULE SPECIFIC TESTSSEE 7-8-3-9 Relay Board Test on page 7-72
11MODE SELECT: TEST OR CALIBRATION SELECT  CALIBRATION TO GO TO THE CALIBRATION SCREEN, SEE  7-8-2 
Calibration Screen on page 7-64
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